40.962°N, 98.313°W · station GRIthr · 132 years of record
75°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Island.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Grand Island — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#98 / 130
warmest Oct 17 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
40°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 60°F — 98th warmest Oct 17 of 130 years · record 90°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 130
warmest Oct 18 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 18 ever
39°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 62°F — 79th warmest Oct 18 of 130 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 131
warmest Oct 19 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
38°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 63°F — 74th warmest Oct 19 of 131 years · record 90°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 130
warmest Oct 20 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
93°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
38°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 68°F — 56th warmest Oct 20 of 130 years · record 93°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#37 / 130
warmest Oct 21 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
30°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 73°F — 37th warmest Oct 21 of 130 years · record 90°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 129
warmest Oct 22 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
91°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
35°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 75°F — 22nd warmest Oct 22 of 129 years · record 91°F (1899) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#24 / 131
warmest Oct 23 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
90°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 23 ever
30°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 74°F — 24th warmest Oct 23 of 131 years · record 90°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Island in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 10, 1990
-29°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
80°FFeb 25, 1995
-34°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
98°FMar 21, 2026
-21°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
98°FApr 20, 1902
-1°FApr 2, 1936
May
104°FMay 29, 1934
22°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 10, 1933
36°FJun 21, 1902
Jul
117°FJul 24, 1936
42°FJul 30, 1971
Aug
112°FAug 8, 1934
38°FAug 24, 1928
Sep
109°FSep 6, 1931
20°FSep 30, 1920
Oct
97°FOct 11, 2015
6°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
88°FNov 8, 1915
-11°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
80°FDec 6, 1939
-26°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
117°FJul 24, 1936
-34°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Grand Island so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
10 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 28, 1919
Coldest high ever
-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 11, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
48°FJan 25, 1944
-11°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
49°FFeb 12, 1911
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
64°FMar 19, 1921
4°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
69°FApr 22, 1925
19°FApr 2, 1936
May
73°FMay 31, 1934
34°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
81°FJun 24, 1898
49°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 28, 1919
60°FJul 12, 1951
Aug
81°FAug 18, 1900
57°FAug 31, 1935
Sep
79°FSep 19, 1907
40°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
72°FOct 3, 2005
21°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
65°FNov 9, 2022
8°FNov 27, 1896
Dec
47°FDec 13, 2014
-9°FDec 21, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 28, 1919
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
35 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936
So far in 2026
37 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Grand Island's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Grand Island's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Grand Island's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Grand Island, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Grand Island — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
37 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 43. Record: 91 in 1934.
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